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Geese Refuse To Surrender Hedgehog Pond

Looks like the geese are not willing to move along.  
Though efforts to harass a group of about a dozen geese settled at Hedgehog Park seem to be disturbing the birds, Salem Recreation Director Chris Dillon said the flock could stay put until the end of the month while they finish molting their [...]

The Miniature Horse Einstein

Looks like he’s been moved to Washington State. You have to admit, he’s cute. I had no idea horses could be so small.
A tiny New Hampshire horse that garnered international media attention after its birth in April has moved out of state.
Einstein could be the smallest horse in the world, born at just 6 pounds [...]

Mica the Police Dog Passes Away

Sad story about a police dog in New Hampshire named Mica. Apparently she has passed away from cancer. My condolences to the Weare Police Department. RIP Mica.

The Weare Police Department issued a statement Thursday night saying its police dog, Mica, died of cancer Wednesday.
Despite her illness, the 4-year-old Belgian Malinois completed [...]

Woman Attacked By Buffalo

Woman Attacked By Buffalo

This didn’t happen in New Hampshire, but I found it on WMUR’s site. Talk about stupid!
This woman and her friend were watching a buffalo from a distance. They then decided to go through some trees to “get a closer look” at the buffalo. As soon as they walked through the trees, the buffalo became agitated [...]

New Hampshire Budget Surplus?

This is the first I’ve heard that we have a surplus.
New Hampshire’s budget surplus has grown to $63 million, thanks to the receipt of some additional business taxes.
Colin Manning, spokesman for Gov. John Lynch, said Wednesday that business taxes filed late bumped up the $25 million surplus announced three weeks ago. The surplus is for [...]

New Hampshire Pumpkins in July

Wow. What do you do with a bunch of pumpkins that are two months too early? Pumpkin pie anybody?

Dimond Hill Farm has its best pumpkin crop yet, rows and rows of large and orange gourds with strong vines. The problem is, the pumpkins matured about two months too early.
“It’s one of those bizarre [...]

JellyFish Attack At Wallis Sands Beach

Ugh. It must have REALLY sucked being in the water with this freaking thing!

A large, dead, jellyfish caused mayhem at Wallis Sands beach yesterday when it stung about 150 people in the water.
Five people were hospitalized, park manager Ken Loughlin said. The jellyfish, about 50 pounds and the diameter of a large hubcap, [...]

Bruce MacMahon for State Representative

There is one Republican that I am happy to endorse, and that’s my friend Bruce MacMahon.
He is for marriage equality, small government and he’s pro-gun. In short, he’s the perfect candidate! Alas, I don’t live in his district.
But I have made a donation to his campaign and I urge you to donate too. He’s a [...]

Roll Your Own Cigarettes in New Hampshire

It amuses me, to a certain degree, to see this sort of thing going on.
The state is suing two more businesses that let customers roll their own cigarettes, avoiding paying a two-cent per cigarette fee.
The retailers, East-West Distributors d/b/a Smoke N Discounts of Epsom and Tobacco Depot of Seabrook, recently installed cigarette-making machines capable of [...]

Capital Punishment and the Cates Murder

This jerk makes me enthusiastic to see the death penalty expanded in New Hampshire.
One of the young men accused of murdering a Mont Vernon mother and the attempted murder of her young daughter yesterday said he may use an insanity defense.
Defense attorneys for Christopher A. Gribble, 20, informed the court they are preserving his right [...]